For sellers
The seller consultation
A walkthrough, a market analysis and a straight conversation about what your home will actually do in this market.
What happens
- We walk the property, inside and out
- We review recent comparable sales, active competition and pending activity
- We discuss a pricing strategy and the tradeoffs at different price points
- We identify preparation worth doing and preparation that is not
- We flag likely inspection items before a buyer's inspector finds them
- We lay out the marketing plan and the timeline
- We review your net proceeds at realistic price scenarios
Bring these if you have them
Your survey, recent tax bill, association documents, permits or certificates for past work, well and septic records, flood elevation certificate, and a list of improvements with rough dates. It speeds everything up.
No obligation
Plenty of these conversations end with 'not yet,' and that is a legitimate outcome. You will leave knowing where you stand either way.
An estimate is not an appraisal
An automated online home estimate is generated from public records and market data. It is not an appraisal, it is not a comparative market analysis, and it does not account for your home's condition, updates, view, layout or what is currently competing against it. Use it as a starting number. A licensed appraiser produces an appraisal; a licensed agent produces a comparative market analysis. We cannot promise a specific sale price or a specific number of days on market.
Decide what you want the sale to accomplish
Think about your priorities before discussing a listing date. Is your main concern coordinating another move, limiting disruption while the home is occupied, or understanding whether preparation should come first? Write down any dates that are fixed and any that could change. Those distinctions make the conversation more useful than a single target date without context.
It also helps to identify practical constraints. Explain how showings would affect work schedules, pets, belongings, or access to different parts of the property. If more than one owner will take part in decisions, discuss how information and proposed changes should be shared. These details belong in the planning conversation rather than being discovered after marketing begins.
Ask the agent to explain the assumptions behind the proposed preparation and marketing sequence. Which tasks would need to happen before photographs? Which questions remain unresolved? What would cause the plan to be reconsidered? The home preparation guide and listing marketing overview let you explore those subjects separately. A good next step is the one that fits your circumstances, including taking more time to decide.
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